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I Have A 71 Ventura With A Nova Front Clip, Anyways, I Really Like The Look Of The 69 Camaro Taillights And The Rear Bumper More Than The Ventura Taillights. I'm Kinda Anxious To See What Is Going To Be Done With All That Extra Space Under The Bumper, This Is Going To Be One Rad Nova, Nice Work.

I wanna know what Troy treats the metal with to keep it looking so good.

Mike

Jarrod steel wools it every day as his penance for trying to be a TV star....

:lol:

Wow...looking good!
Love the Camaro taillights & bumper...:yes:

"Jarrod steel wools it every day as his penance for trying to be a TV star...."


That's funny :lol:

Looks Awesome, keep the updates and pics coming. BTW where did the taillights come from, Marquez?

WOW!!!
Good work.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Looking Rad! I couldnt help it!
 

It is looking really Cool, cant wait for the next update!
Has Bob showed you any paint schemes yet?

Update!
 

Stopped by the shop quickly to see what was up. As you guys saw the bumper and taillights are in. The area below the bumper has been finished up and looks sinister. The gas tank has also been installed. This required a little bit of work since we didn't want the tank to hang low. You really wont be able to see the tank when you look at the car from the rear. Rocker panels have been lengthened and are completed. Also the steering column is installed. After next week it will be onto the front end of things.

Haven't discussed paint at all. I think the tough part is going to be what style of rims we go with. Any ideas on that??
-derek

Any news or updates?

Update 7-25
 

Rear end is complete. Front end is almost done.

check it out!

thanks for sharing your build with us
We loove Troy around here :hail:

my idea is " let troy pick them " he has the best style in the business !

I can tell you, without a doubt, that that will be one of the toughest decisions you will make for the car!

John

Looking forward to seeing another cool car from Troy.

never a problem , you just have a commintment(sp) problem

Not sure about the spoiler yet, but the reversed Camaro tail lights are cool. As always Troy's work looks better unfinished than most do with paint on them

Mike

Man the cars at rad rides keep getting better!!

That was my thought exactly, I need to look at that a little more.

Spoiler
 

I thought the same thing as did my dad. The spoiler is so low profile that once its in paint you'll hardly notice it. It really does complete the rear end. Before it was on there the trunk lid was just too much metal. The spoiler breaks it up very nicely.

I can't really see what's going on with the lower valence, bumper looks great.

I like the thinner bumper too.

Hard to tell but the lower area under the bumper looks like its been smoothed to the body lines with a recess for the license plate.
I see two big openings either side of the license plate area too!
Lookin good!! :thumbsup:

Another pic
 

Glad everyone so far is liking it. The lower area has been smoothed, cut, grinded...the whole bit. If you look at the rear directly on, you'll see that everything flows into eachother. Notice the circle drawn on the body between the lights for the fuel. The bumper is one of my fav. parts of the rear of the car. Jared did a great job on smoothing the sides into the car.

Heres another one. :willy:

Enjoy!
-derek

All those Camaro parts and inspirations.....

Would it not be simpler to build a Camaro period?

Nice work tough.

Lead.

I agree I love troys work but if you want a camaro build one! the nova has such a great looking assend as it is, But can enjoy custom cars as much if not more than the rest ecs if you have seen mine, But i 'll wait and pass judgement when its done becasue Troys always seems to amaze!

But thats not the car my dad had when he was in his 20s! Besides we wanted to have something that chevy would have made had they really sat down and thought about some of the design of the nova. I mean looking at how the original rear lights looked, to me it was a quick throw together on GMs part. Not a really thought out design.

Not that I don't like Camaros, but they are extremely common. I've always loved Novas, that's why I'm building one as well. I'm glad Derek and his dad wanted to do a Nova since most are done exactly the same. (Grasshopper stance, 15" Weld racing wheels, no trim, stock interior and painted black.) It's one of those cars that gets totally overlooked and has so much potential. What they are doing to this Nova is EXACTLY what I've always thought it needs...those bumpers are twice the size they need to be from an aesthetic perspective. It just so happens that a Gen1 Camaro bumper is a pretty good fit for proportions and look, why re-invent the wheel?

Thanks for that last picture Derek, it's much clearer to see all the work Troy and Jared did.

Just before this gets out of hand....

I said i like the work! And i love Nova's too, my very first car was a 68 Chevy 2 at 15 and change and i sold my 70 ss last year when i started the Camaro. I also had a 79 Hatchback a few years ago as a DD.

Since Troy can surely build Bad Ass cars i just think he could have tought of something other than a Camaroed Nova, or a recreation of Strope's design.

I LIKE IT STILL!!!!:D and i subscribed to this thread because i want to see it come thru.

I like diversity and even tough i'm building a Camaro, i know, and will admit, everyone has one so its nothing particular, but as everyone should be doing, i build it because i dig it!

No offense intended AT ALL, now back to your regular program....

Lead :cheers:

Oh and i love the car being so clean to begin with.

I saw the car when I was on power tour we stopped by troy's- at first glance all I saw was a great looking car -I don't think 9out of 10 people will make the connection to the camaro -they will just see a great looking hot rod and wish it was in their garage like me.

I agree, most folks won't know what is changed and the one's in the know will be impressed with the craftmanship and approach. I am a huge custom body work fan. The more it is changed and tweaked the more I like it. And I believe the biggest compliment that can be made is that they cannot tell what has been changed! because that means you did it right and everything fit's as it should. I think this going to be a fantastic car when it is finished.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
You all have a great day later Larry www.llcustomperformance.com

larry a while ago you mentioned another forum for streetrods I have not been able to find it can you give the address Ron

Ron
There is www.steetrodding.com, not as well organised as this or www.trifive.com site's, but if your into street rods it is still pretty neat. Also there is www.hotrodhotline.com and www.americanrodsandrides.com . hot rod hotline has forums and alot other interesting stories and features. American rods and rides is more about cars and parts and source's but still good info to have. hope this helps. have a great day :thumbsup: Larry

thanks larry

Spoiler
 

HAVE YOU SEEN THE 1970 NOVA ON THE COVER OF THIS MONTH'S SUPER CHEVY ???

THEY USED ALL CAMARO PARTS ON THIS BUILD.
THE CAMARO REAR DECK SPOILER LOOKS GOOD ON IT.

BUT THE PAINT JOB, I DONT LIKE THE STRIP ON THE HOOD.

IT JUST LOOKS OUT OF PLACE.

BUT IT'S A COOL CONCEPT.

IT HAS A 302 Z-28 MOTOR WITH THE CROSS RAM INDUCTION, HOUNDS TOOTH INTERIOR, CAMARO CENTER CONSOL WITH 4 SPEED & TACH, THE HOOD LOOKS LIKE A 1969 CAMARO COWL INDUCTION.

BUT YOUR DAD'S NOVA LOOKS BETTER THEN THE CAR IN THE MAG & IT'S ONLY IN RAW METAL.

Thanks for the comments!

Exactly! So true

time for some photos and updates:yes:

Ditto-Sam Wheat

Well....?:rolleyes:

update
 

Ill see if i can get a picture up here..i know its been a while!
-derek